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Classic Country News Archives for 2025-01

Are Dolly Parton and T-Swift Going to Collaborate This Year?

At the end of last year, Dolly Parton started following Taylor Swift on Instagram.  So fans are now speculating that a collaboration is in the works.

 

Fans are still buzzing after some internet person figured out that Dolly Parton followed Taylor Swift on Instagram at the end of last year.

 

Everyone thinks that this means that they're due for a collaboration soon.  Taylor only has two more "Taylor's Version" albums left to re-record, so some are speculating that Dolly could find her way on to one of those.

 

Specifically, Taylor's self-titled debut album, which shot her to fame in the country music world. Or could Dolly appear on one of Taylor's "In the Vault" tracks, that have been previous unreleased?

 

Both Taylor and Dolly have raved about each other in the past, so it wouldn't be surprising if a collaboration was in the making.  (People)

 

 

Kenny Rogers on Billboard's Top Country Albums

These Artists Spent the Most Weeks at #1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums Chart

 

Morgan Wallen is back on top of Billboard's Top Country Albums Chart, with "One Thing at a Time", for the 68th week.  Keep in mind this album was released on March 3rd of 2023.  That's how much of a stranglehold Morgan has on modern country music. This brings his lifetime total of weeks at #1 on the Top Country Albums Chart to 167 weeks all-time.

 

Here are the top ten artists who've spent the most time at #1 on the Top Country Albums Chart:

1.  Garth Brooks:  173 weeks

2.  Morgan Wallen:  167 weeks

3.  Alabama:  125 weeks

4.  Willie Nelson:  107 weeks

5.  Taylor Swift:  101 weeks

6.  Kenny Rogers:  99 weeks

7.  Shania Twain:  97 weeks

8.  Luke Combs:  89 weeks

9.  Charley Pride:  85 weeks

10.  Randy Travis:  80 weeks

 

Fun Fact:  The Top Country Albums chart originated on January 11th, 1964.  But back then it was called the Hot Country Albums chart.  The first #1 was Johnny Cash's album "Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash".